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ROBERTSON, Francis Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 428851 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2 Personnel Depot |
| Born: | Annandale, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Longueville, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 2017, aged 95 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 428851, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
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| 10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 428851 | |
| 2 Jan 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 6 Jan 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Temora | |
| 10 Mar 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin | |
| 2 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 428851, No. 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin, Injured in a Training Accident. | |
| 7 Jul 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 11 Jul 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura | |
| 26 Oct 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 7 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 428851, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Commenced Fighter Combat Ops. | |
| 1 Jan 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 15 Jul 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 428851, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Completed Fighter Combat Tour. | |
| 31 Jul 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 2 Personnel Depot | |
| 27 Sep 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, Central Flying School | |
| 30 Nov 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 8 Operational Training Unit Parkes | |
| 21 Jan 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, School of Administration (RAAF) | |
| 1 Jul 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant | |
| 25 Sep 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 2 Personnel Depot, For Discharge. | |
| 28 Sep 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 428851 |
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